(因不悦、困惑或担忧而)皱眉;蹙额。也可作名词,指“皱眉的表情”。
/ fraʊn /
She frowned when she heard the bad news.
听到坏消息时,她皱起了眉头。
He frowned at the screen, trying to understand the confusing instructions, but the message only made him more worried.
他盯着屏幕皱着眉,努力理解那些令人困惑的说明,但那条信息反而让他更担心。
“Frown”最早见于中古英语,表示“皱眉、做出不悦的表情”。词源可能与古法语或日耳曼语系中表示“皱起、扭曲面部”的相关词有关,长期以来都与“表露不满/担忧的面部动作”这一含义紧密相连。